State of same sex marriage

As expected, the Michigan marriage ruling has been indefinitely stayed while the appeals process proceeds. Over the weekend 4 Michigan counties did issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. As with the couples who married in Utah, the state government is questioning the legal status of these marriages. For now Michigan joins Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio where Federal judges have ruled in favor of same-sex civil marriage’s legalization and where these rulings are now being appealed.

Note about the map: The state Supreme Court has ruled that the state must provide benefits to same sex couples.